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Research paper thumbnail of The materials for the 4 tests were drawn from 4 different books, 1 book for each test

Research paper thumbnail of Many English-as-a-foreign language classes in Japan are not streamed with regard to English proficiency

Research paper thumbnail of The formality of the passage was manipulated by changing the features detailed by Eggins, following a systemic-functional linguistics approach

Research paper thumbnail of I offer appreciation to the following people: Mr

Research paper thumbnail of Some preliminary thoughts on statistics and background information on SPSS (Part 3)

Shiken: JALT Testing and Evaluation SIG Newsletter, Jan 1, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Production and recognition difference in Japanese university students' English-language complaining

JACET 全国大会要綱, Jan 1, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of Approaches to a theory of complaint interactions

JACET 42nd Annual Convention, Sendai, Japan, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Issues in large scale second language pragmatics data collection

TUJ Applied Linguistics Colloquium, Tokyo, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of An examination of situational sensitivity in medium-scale interlanguage pragmatics research. Temple University, Tokyo, Japan

Research paper thumbnail of Is appropriate appropriate? An investigation of interpersonal semantic stability

Proceedings of the 2003 JALT PAN-SIG Conference, Jan 1, 2004

Planning a study on the ability of Japanese university students to recognize appropriate advice, ... more Planning a study on the ability of Japanese university students to recognize appropriate advice, I hoped to use unmarked Likert-type scales anchored with the words "appropriate" and "inappropriate," anchors which are used fairly often in the literature (eg, Hudson, Detmer, ...

Research paper thumbnail of How reliable is the Asia University Freshman English Placement Test? A classical internal reliability study

CELE Journal, Jan 1, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of An approach to a theory of complaint interactions ('National Policy'for Foreign Language Education: Searching for the Ideal)

JACET 全国大会要綱, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Steps in Constructing a Written-Response Survey for Applied Linguistics

asia-u.ac.jp

In this and the accompanying piece, "written-response survey" (hereafter "survey") means a writte... more In this and the accompanying piece, "written-response survey" (hereafter "survey") means a written document given to participants and containing questions, statements, descriptions of situations, or other stimuli (hereafter "prompts") and to which participants respond by directly recording responses themselves. "Survey" is sometimes used distinctly from "questionnaire" (see, e.g., , "questionnaire" often referring to a series of prompts delivered orally by another person and for which responses are recorded by the other person. The use of questionnaires in this sense involves complexities that will not be addressed here. In applied linguistics, "questionnaire" and "survey" are often used interchangeably, however.

Research paper thumbnail of Some Troublesome Points in Quantitative Analysis of Survey Results

asia-u.ac.jp

There are many excellent guides to choosing statistics for analyzing survey results. The books, a... more There are many excellent guides to choosing statistics for analyzing survey results. The books, articles, and web sites referred to below are good places to start, and I refer the readers to these for specific details on how to choose analyses and how to do the actual analysis. This short summary serves simply to collect some of the points that frequently cause difficulties in survey analysis. It was born of my efforts to analyze my own surveys and to understand the analyses of others. The points I make simply strike me as ones that have been underemphasized hitherto.

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of question language in English reading tests doc ftnref3

Research paper thumbnail of Steps in constructing a questionnaire for applied linguistics doc ftn1

Research paper thumbnail of Steps in constructing a questionnaire for applied linguistics doc ftnref1

Research paper thumbnail of Here, ``ipsative'' refers to sets or series of tests designed to measure improvement in individuals (or, more specifically, to allow intraindividual comparisons, cf

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of question language in English reading tests doc ftnref9

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of question language in English reading tests doc ftnref8

Research paper thumbnail of The materials for the 4 tests were drawn from 4 different books, 1 book for each test

Research paper thumbnail of Many English-as-a-foreign language classes in Japan are not streamed with regard to English proficiency

Research paper thumbnail of The formality of the passage was manipulated by changing the features detailed by Eggins, following a systemic-functional linguistics approach

Research paper thumbnail of I offer appreciation to the following people: Mr

Research paper thumbnail of Some preliminary thoughts on statistics and background information on SPSS (Part 3)

Shiken: JALT Testing and Evaluation SIG Newsletter, Jan 1, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Production and recognition difference in Japanese university students' English-language complaining

JACET 全国大会要綱, Jan 1, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of Approaches to a theory of complaint interactions

JACET 42nd Annual Convention, Sendai, Japan, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Issues in large scale second language pragmatics data collection

TUJ Applied Linguistics Colloquium, Tokyo, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of An examination of situational sensitivity in medium-scale interlanguage pragmatics research. Temple University, Tokyo, Japan

Research paper thumbnail of Is appropriate appropriate? An investigation of interpersonal semantic stability

Proceedings of the 2003 JALT PAN-SIG Conference, Jan 1, 2004

Planning a study on the ability of Japanese university students to recognize appropriate advice, ... more Planning a study on the ability of Japanese university students to recognize appropriate advice, I hoped to use unmarked Likert-type scales anchored with the words "appropriate" and "inappropriate," anchors which are used fairly often in the literature (eg, Hudson, Detmer, ...

Research paper thumbnail of How reliable is the Asia University Freshman English Placement Test? A classical internal reliability study

CELE Journal, Jan 1, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of An approach to a theory of complaint interactions ('National Policy'for Foreign Language Education: Searching for the Ideal)

JACET 全国大会要綱, Jan 1, 2003

Research paper thumbnail of Steps in Constructing a Written-Response Survey for Applied Linguistics

asia-u.ac.jp

In this and the accompanying piece, "written-response survey" (hereafter "survey") means a writte... more In this and the accompanying piece, "written-response survey" (hereafter "survey") means a written document given to participants and containing questions, statements, descriptions of situations, or other stimuli (hereafter "prompts") and to which participants respond by directly recording responses themselves. "Survey" is sometimes used distinctly from "questionnaire" (see, e.g., , "questionnaire" often referring to a series of prompts delivered orally by another person and for which responses are recorded by the other person. The use of questionnaires in this sense involves complexities that will not be addressed here. In applied linguistics, "questionnaire" and "survey" are often used interchangeably, however.

Research paper thumbnail of Some Troublesome Points in Quantitative Analysis of Survey Results

asia-u.ac.jp

There are many excellent guides to choosing statistics for analyzing survey results. The books, a... more There are many excellent guides to choosing statistics for analyzing survey results. The books, articles, and web sites referred to below are good places to start, and I refer the readers to these for specific details on how to choose analyses and how to do the actual analysis. This short summary serves simply to collect some of the points that frequently cause difficulties in survey analysis. It was born of my efforts to analyze my own surveys and to understand the analyses of others. The points I make simply strike me as ones that have been underemphasized hitherto.

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of question language in English reading tests doc ftnref3

Research paper thumbnail of Steps in constructing a questionnaire for applied linguistics doc ftn1

Research paper thumbnail of Steps in constructing a questionnaire for applied linguistics doc ftnref1

Research paper thumbnail of Here, ``ipsative'' refers to sets or series of tests designed to measure improvement in individuals (or, more specifically, to allow intraindividual comparisons, cf

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of question language in English reading tests doc ftnref9

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of question language in English reading tests doc ftnref8

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